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Associated Press • Friday June 20, 2014 11:27 AM

HELENA, Mont. -- A fire engine and a pickup truck collided on U.S. Highway 12 in
southwestern Montana, causing an explosion and fire that killed six people, including three
children.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Bob Gleich says the collision happened about 9 p.m. yesterday
about 10 miles east of Helena, forcing both vehicles into the ditch. Witnesses said the vehicles
immediately caught fire, and Gleich says they melted together in the resulting inferno.

Montana Highway Patrol Capt. Gary Becker says the crash killed the driver of the fire truck and
a Helena family of five in the pickup truck.

The Gallatin County sheriff's office said Three Forks Fire Chief Todd Rummel was one of the
victims. The names and ages of the others involved haven't been released.